Angel In The Storm 

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A storm is but a thousand winds. Such moments pass by fleetingly and yet we often find ourselves embedded in our own reluctance. With this body of work, “fear” no longer arises because of uncertainty – rather, disquietude becomes a catalyst for voyaging. It is in his precarious pursuit of both uncertainty and clarity that defines the significance of tension in his practice.

 

Angel In The Storm invites viewers to examine fear and reluctance from uncertainty and restraint in our relationship with one another but more importantly, with ourselves. The urge to fight longing, the hesitation to usher the words – why do we feel the need to flee yet simultaneously embrace before an inescapable storm?  

 

In pursuing the innate musicality of images and versatility of paint as a medium, he examines the intricacies of memories and fiction through neo-noiristic lenses. The compositions of balladic paper birds and shimmering supernatural figures, seeking to convey a lyrical yearning for both an old melody and a crescending chorus. 

 

The magnetic natures of exalt and anguish, light and shadow, forte and quietude thus form the essence of his oeuvre. The winds will commence violently, but they too can be alleviating. By conducting his tendency to seek these double-edged qualities in compositions, they become instruments to mold the operatic visual narratives in his works. After all, such dramatic extremes between alleviation and affliction render them near indistinguishable. Like an angel in the vortex of a storm, what is dangerous can be alluring, and what is vicious can be a reckoning…